Eileen Gonzales is an American astrophysicist and postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University, where her research focuses on exoplanets and brown dwarfs.
She is also a co-founder and lead organizer of #BlackInPhysics, a campaign to recognize and celebrate Black physicists and amplify their work.
[3][4] During her doctoral research, she investigated the atmospheric conditions of low-mass stars and brown dwarves.
During her doctoral studies she worked at the American Museum of Natural History, supervising and mentoring high school students and teaching astronomy.
[15][16] Gonzales was also a lead organizer of the first #BlackInPhysics Week alongside Charles D. Brown II and Jessica Esquivel, leading an initiative that aimed to increase the recognition of Black physicists and celebrate their contributions to science.